Legal and Ethical Concerns in Treating Kidney Failure: Case Study Workbook [Hardcover]

E.A. Friedman (Editor)

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Hardcover: 228 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (Sep 30 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0792365704
ISBN-13: 978-0792365709
Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm
Shipping Weight: 540 g

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Once dialysis treatment, in 1960, permitted life prolongation for some but not all patients in kidney failure, an `ethical genie' was released. The introduction of peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplantation compounded the physician's dilemma by underscoring those left untreated. Who should be selected for uremia therapy? Should exclusion from treatment be properly delegated to administrators or physicians, or better left to a committee? Are some candidates more worthy than others? As examples: Do Presidents and Kings warrant priority in cadaver organ allocation over ordinary citizens? Are rich people more deserving than the poor? Is it ethical to choose a younger over an older patient? Can children and/or mentally incompetent persons serve as living organ donors? Is it proper to market organs under controlled circumstances? Eli A. Friedman, an experienced nephrology training program director, and Medical Advisor to the American Association of Kidney Patients, has collected 24 difficult cases that focus on these and other vexing though common stressful issues faced by those who manage kidney patients. Using a novel approach to each case, the opinions of lawyers, nephrologists, patients, and a transplant surgeon are proffered sequentially. Friedman asks and then answers searching questions arising from the debate. The quality of information presented is positively flavored by the fact that three of the respondents (one an attorney) are kidney transplant recipients. Members of the kidney team, those immersed in seeking truth in medical ethics, and all participating in exploring the legality or ethical basis of organ replacement will find this book pertinent to their effort.

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State Univ. of New York, Brooklyn. A collection of 24 difficult cases focusing on common stressful issues faced by those managing kidney patients. For all members of the kidney team.

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